The new phenom II series, that just came out about a month or less ago are as good as I7's at a very much lower price.

I wouldn't trust just one place on info because I've read 10 others that have changed thier minds and recomend AMDs and thier times are equal to the intels. So you believe who you want. It's like Norton. They were getting worse every year but have done a rebuilt and is one of the best but has to overcome all the old negativity, that included me.

I wish my old PC had lasted one more month. I would have gone to the Phenon II X4 940. There are newer ones coming out in the fall, so I've read, so maybe then. As it is right now My 9950 renders everything very fast with only 8 Gb ram.